Quantock Orchard Caravan Park

The pristine perfection of this park has earned plaudits aplenty, including ‘Best Site in the West of England’. Encircled by the beautiful Quantock Hills, its views are pretty flawless too..

The facilities at Quantock Orchard Caravan Park are extensive, and as well manicured as the grounds. There’s an outdoor pool open May to September, and a decent-sized gym, which also houses a sauna and steam room for visitors to bubble and steam away their cares. Plus a well-provisioned shop, wifi, and good essential amenities, including plenty of service points for motorhomes, water and so forth. Little monkeys can scale, swing and slide their way around the adventure playground, or have a go at pool, table tennis and the video games in the games room. The owners also welcome tail waggers, provided they’re kept on a lead.

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&check; English

After stuffing themselves silly in one of the foodie pubs nearby, guests can hire mountain bikes or take a hike through the glorious landscapes surrounding the park, with eyes peeled for the local wildlife, which includes Quantock ponies and red deer. There are also loads of options for golfing, fishing and horse riding in the area.

Buses run to many places around and about, but many visitors choose to let the train take the strain instead. A gentle saunter from the park is Crowcombe Heathfield Station, one of the stops on the scenic West Somerset heritage railway, whose buff engines steam through miles of lovely views to the coastal town of Minehead.

Naturally speaking, there are all sorts of interesting geographical phenomena to discover: brutally beautiful Exmoor, the plunging Cheddar Gorge, fossils and rock formations at Kilve beach, and Wookey Hole’s underground caves and lakes. Those who enjoy poking around posh country piles should check out Dunster Castle, and the beautiful gardens at Hestercombe House.

Local pubs

Smartly refurbished old thatched place tucked beneath the Quantocks; first floor of original stables sloping down gently on three levels, each with own fire and cleverly divided by hand-cut beech partitions, Cotleigh and two guests, local farm cider and several wines by the glass, enjoyable imaginative food including local game; background music; children and dogs welcome, chair lift to bar/restaurant area for disabled customers, decking at top of woodside terraced garden making most of views, bedrooms, closed Sun evening, Mon lunchtime

Charming village pub lit up with evening candles, small flagstoned bar to right of massive main door with settles and carved dining chairs around polished tables, daily papers on old-fashioned child's desk, fresh flowers and some quirky ornaments dotted about, well kept west country ales, good if not cheap food, friendly service, smart cosy dining room with attractive mix of Chippendale and other chairs around a few dark wood tables, big modern photographs and coal-effect gas fire in attractive back snug, upstairs room with trusses in high pitched ceiling, refectory tables and an oriental rug on wood floor, large prints of cathedral cities; children and dogs welcome, teak seats outside by lane, two bedrooms, closed Sun evening and Mon in winter

Neatly kept thatched and beamed dining pub, popular and can get packed lunchtime, welcoming helpful staff, wide choice of good reasonably priced food using prime local produce, well kept ales such as Cotleigh and Exmoor, local farm cider, comfortable drinking area with log fire; children welcome, plenty of tables in attractive garden, by summer steam line

Friendly former 16th-c posting inn, good value straightforward home-made food, well kept ales such as Jennings, Marstons and Ringwood, Thatcher's cider, decent wines, cosy log-fire bar with interesting old local photographs and memorabilia, back bar with pool, darts and TV, restaurant, folk music and quiz nights; children and dogs welcome, tables in walled garden with play area, comfortable bedrooms, good breakfast, open all day

Disliked: No direct access/walking on footpaths to local pubs approx 1 mile either direction, busy road in summer months, would need to use a car. Wifi could be provided free of charge.

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Fantastic accomadation and site with friendly welcoming staff24 Feb 2015

Rachael K.
(Family with young children, 1 review)
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Date stayed: Feb 2015

Recommend to friends Visit again

Liked: The caravan we stayed in was excellent value for money, very comfortable and catered for our needs. The young man who greeted us at reception was very friendly and helpful giving me lots if ideas and directions to places of interest. Good location for steam train station and local areas like watchet and blue anchor. Facilities good but open later in year. Would have been nice to have optio to use health suite and gym.

Disliked: The caravan was missing a bath mat and tin opener which would have come in handy. The local pub Carew inn wasn't up to scratch service poor, staff rude and food over priced and no frills. Would suggest using places to eat in Dunster also lovely place to visit with a shingle beach and castle.

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Quiet Quaint Quantock 18 Feb 2015

Damon J.
(Mature couple, 1 review)
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Date stayed: Feb 2015

Recommend to friends Visit again

Liked: Nice Hardstanding pitches, good advice on arrival good amenities Block. A good place to stay if you want peace and quiet no noisy clubhouse.

Disliked: Nothing

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clean and tidy12 Feb 2015

judy s.
(Mature couple, 1 review)
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Date stayed: Feb 2015

Recommend to friends Visit again

Liked: The showere were clean and tidy and there was plenty of hot water

The warden was very helpful and the site is quiet and in a lovely setting.

Disliked: not near a main town for shopping, but there is a shop on site.

Disliked: Paid in full never received confirmation.Few emails sent no reply. I printed bank statement out for when we got there.Turned up no one around .went up to house as it says on the door. Phoned the owner of the site. He said he's gone to the airport to pick someone up he said to go away and come back later.He said he ment to leave the key to our caravan. We waited just under two hours then he turned up. He did say sorry . Went to book in had no paper to say we had booked . So how was he going to leave the keys just a lie. He had no clue we were even going to the park. He said he put us in one of the better vans . Hate to see what the other ones are like. The van was clean but well worm the seats gave sunk you sit on the frame . Bed was ok ish. Dvd did not work . Also no quilt we had to drive back to Tauton to buy a quilt. Had a look around the site games has seen better day pool table cloth ripped. The camping shower need rebuilding very poor. Would we recommend it a big no no.

From the manager...

The reason there was not a confirmation from us is that our system broke down at the time. We have now signed up to the PayUp automated payment system to avoid future issues.On that day I went to the Airport very early to collect the family but got very seriously delayed in traffic, for this reason I was late.In the dead of the Winter we only have one person on duty at weekends, in the off season it is usually enough.The customer unfortunately misunderstood the booking form which does state that bedding is an extra and this should have been ordered at the time of booking.To apologise for the inconvenience , we offered this customer a superior category holiday home that had only recently been purchased, the seats are soft because that's the way they are made.The DVD does work but it has a complex operating system and often customers need our help. We would have shown the customer how it works if asked, unfortunately in this case the customer did not make that request.It is understandable that a customer who has been kept waiting may be annoyed and this could colour the mood and judgement.please look at all the other really good reviews before making a judgement of the park and what we offer, this is a one off situation which is very unlikely to be repeated.

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Great little site 3 Feb 2015

Susan D.
(Mature couple, 1 review)
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Date stayed: Jan 2015

Recommend to friends Visit again

Liked: Everyone very friendly shower facilities perfect . Only stayed one night but first impressions we would stay there again

Disliked: Not all pitches were numbered which was confusing to start with. No hook up on our pitch so had to run cable from seasonal pitch next door, fortunately the caravan next to us was not in use.Pool table in games room was unusable due to ripped cloth.

From the manager...

On the electric hook-up there is two outlets one for both pitches, we actually have more electric hook-ups than we have pitches which is useful in the High Summer.You will be glad to know the Pool Table Cloth has been replaced, it was damaged by Children.

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A good balance of everything27 Dec 2014

Peter K.
(Family with young children, 1 review)
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Date stayed: Dec 2014

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Liked: There is an excellent balance of facilities on site with games room, laundry room, swimming pool, fitness centre, steam and sauna and rooms fitness. Been to many caravan sites throughout the year and I would say this is the winner. At the same time we are also blessed with spectacular surroundings. This is the place to be

Disliked: Nothing I can think of

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Good facilities and pleasant setting, hope to return9 Dec 2014

Kristine M.
(Mature couple, 1 review)
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Date stayed: Dec 2014

Recommend to friends Visit again

Liked: Crowcombe station nearby so great for steam engine enthusiasts. Fabulous village pub with welcoming locals.

Disliked: Our stay wasn't long enough to explore properly, but would have liked to find out if there is a footpath to the village.

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nice well kept caravan park really convenient as open all year6 Dec 2014

Lia a.
(Family with young children, 1 review)
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Date stayed: Dec 2014

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Directions

Start address or postcode:

Exit at Junction 25, then at the roundabout take the fourth exit onto the A358 signposted Taunton. Follow the A358 west around the outskirts of Taunton. The route is well marked with signs for West Somerset Railway and Butlins.

Continue following the A358 west route until you reach the Cross Keys pub near the roundabout. Take the second exit onto the A358 and follow this road for 8-9 miles (12km). After Flaxpool Garage take the next left. The park entrance is immediately on the left-hand side.

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Permitted arrival/departure time

Camping and touring

Arrive:

1:30 p.m. –

9 p.m.

Depart:

11 a.m.

On-site accommodation

Arrive:

1:30 p.m. –

9:30 p.m.

Depart:

11 a.m.

Cancellation policy

Refunds not given.

Credit notes are issued for future use - subject to availability.

If you need to cancel or amend your booking, please give as much notice as possible
so that someone else has the chance to book. You may wish to buy holiday insurance
for cancellations and for your property/injury whilst away.

Please note that your deposit is paid to Pitchup.com and is non-refundable.

Payment of balance

Quantock Orchard Caravan Park will debit the full amount from your card immediately.
This includes a 15% non-refundable deposit.

Holiday homes: a €50 damage/cleanliness deposit is required on arrival for accommodation hire and will be refunded on departure after inspection of your unit should no damage/losses be found.

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It's now possible to make group bookings on Pitchup.com for up to 30 adults and 30 children.

As long as the 'one unit per pitch' rule is not highlighted on the pitch type information (please check this before completing your booking), you will be able to pitch your tents together on one booking.

If you are not satisfied with the results generated, try breaking your booking down for more options. For example, if you're a group of 10, enter five people for your initial search and book two pitches. Use the 'Special requests' box on the booking page to ask to be sited together when booking multiple pitches or accommodation units: the campsite or park will try to grant your request.

Before booking, please check the listing page for any group restrictions. These normally appear in a section titled 'Please note'. Please also check the restrictions on unit dimensions to ensure your unit - especially for a large party - is suitable for the space you will be provided with.

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Terms and conditions

The speed limit on site is strictly 5mph. Please observe this at all times.

Please be considerate to your neighbours by minimising noise nuisance. Radios, TVs and similar appliances should be used considerately at all times.

The park entrance gate will be locked each night at 11.15pm and opened again at 7.45am.

Please remember the maximum load on each hook up point is 15-amps.

Dogs are welcome; however, we do request that they are kept on short leads and supervised at all times. Please do not allow dogs to foul on any part of our site as it is unfair to other campers and unhealthy in areas where people walk and children play. If any accidents occur please clean them up immediately. Instructions must be given to children to this effect if they are allowed to exercise your dog. Please report to reception if you see anyone breaking these rules. Dogs can be exercised on the extensive walks surrounding the park. We do not charge you to bring your dog on site, so please ensure your co-operation. Thank you.

The swimming pool is open from May to September. Children under 12 and non-swimmers must be accompanied by an adult or proficient swimmer at all times. Please read the 'Pool responsibility' notice on the entrance gate, and once the inside pool area, please observe the rules posted therein. The pool may be closed whenever necessary for essential maintenance.

Sensible cycling is permitted around the park roadways. However, we do kindly request that parents convey to their children the need to exercise extreme control, be mindful of their speed and to be considerate to other visitors at all times.

The proprietors reserve the right to refuse admission to the park when considered necessary in the interest of our guests.

Any persons in continual breach of our site rules will be asked to leave the park and no refund will be given. No refund will be given due to adverse weather conditions.

We endeavour, in every respect of our business, to make your stay as enjoyable, trouble-free and safe as possible. However, the proprietors will not be held responsible for any damage to clients' property by fire, theft or other means. This also applies to caravans left in storage.

The proprietors will not be held responsible for injury to persons on the park.

Holiday homes: a €50 damage/cleanliness deposit is required on arrival for accommodation hire and will be refunded on departure after inspection of your unit should no damage/losses be found.